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Video. Iran World Cup squad to head for Mexico via Spain

EuroNews · 🇫🇷 public France · · 68 words · By Yolaine De Kerchove Dexaerde
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Iran World Cup squad to head for Mexico via Spain Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: Iran’s national football team will travel to Spain before heading to its World Cup base in Mexico, despite players still…

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What happened

Iran World Cup squad to head for Mexico via Spain Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: Iran’s national football team will travel to Spain before heading to its World Cup base in Mexico, despite players still…

Why it matters

The 2026 World Cup is being hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Iran’s national football team will travel to Spain before heading to its World Cup base in Mexico.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran’s national football team will travel to Spain before heading to its World Cup base in Mexico”
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While evidence confirms Iran qualified for the 2026 World Cup and moved its base to Mexico, none of the provided sources mention a trip to Spain prior to arriving in Mexico. The Wikipedia entries for Spain and Iran provide general history but not this specific travel itinerary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Spain is one of the most present at the World Cup, with 17 appearances out of the 23 tournaments. Prior to their win in 2010, Spain's best World Cup result was a fourth-place finish in 1950. Spain hav…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Group B of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 15 to 25 June 2018. The group consisted of Portugal, Spain, Morocco, and Iran. The top two teams, Spain and Portugal, advanced to the round of 16.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_B
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iran have appeared in the FIFA World Cup on seven occasions: in 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026. They are yet to progress from the group stages. In March 2025, they qualified for the 2026…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
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Claim 2: “The 2026 World Cup is being hosted jointly by the United States, Mexico and Canada.”
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Multiple Wikipedia entries and independent news sources (EuroNews, France24) explicitly confirm that the 2026 FIFA World Cup is jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification decided the 45 teams that joined hosts Canada, Mexico, and the United States at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The qualifying process began on 7 September 2023 with thr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualificat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the 23rd and current FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tourname…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is an ongoing international football tournament being held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The 48 national teams involved in the tourna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_squads
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Claim 3: “players still awaiting Mexican and US visas ahead of the 2026 tournament”
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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference from EuroNews and a web search result ('Iran's road to the World Cup: Last-minute visas and moving training...') which explicitly mentions the 'US visa row' and the team arriving in Mexico amid these challenges.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the 23rd and current FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tourname…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iranian-Americans, also known as Persian Americans, are United States citizens or inhabitants who have Iranian ancestry or citizenship. According to Iran's National Organization for Civil Registration…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Americans
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched joint airstrikes on Iran, starting the 2026 Iran war. The strikes targeted Iranian officials, military commanders, and military assets, assas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactions_to_the_2026_Iran_war
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